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ACE Names 34 Faculty and Administrators to Fellows Program

March 27, 2008

The American Council on Education (ACE) has selected 34 college and university senior faculty and administrators for the 2008-09 ACE Fellows Program, including three sponsored by the F. Marian Bishop Charitable Trust Leadership Program and five partially supported by the Lumina Foundation for Education.

Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program—the longest running leadership development program in the United States—focuses on identifying and preparing senior leadership for the nation’s colleges and universities.

“We’re extremely pleased with the incoming class,” said Sharon A. McDade, director of the Fellows Program. “The individuals selected have demonstrated strong leadership. The Fellow Program will sharpen and enhance their leadership skills and their network, and prepare them to address issues of concern to the higher education community.”

The ACE Fellows Program combines seminars, interactive learning opportunities, campus events, and placement at another higher education institution to condense years of on-the-job experience and skills development into a single semester or year.

During the placement, Fellows observe and work with a college or university president and other senior officers at a host institution, attend decision-making meetings and focus on issues of concern. Projects have included implementing a post-tenure review process, developing a teaching-learning center and recruitment and retention of faculty of color.

The Fellows also engage in leadership and management activities to enhance their knowledge about the challenges and opportunities confronting higher education.

The 2008-09 class will bring to 1,610 the number of higher education leaders who have participated in the program since its inception. Of those who have participated in the first 43 years of the program, more than 300 Fellows have gone on to serve as chief executive officers of colleges and universities. In addition, more than 1,100 have served as provosts, vice presidents, or deans.

Fourteen African Americas, five Asians, three Hispanics, and one Native American are included in the 2008-09 class. Twelve Fellows come from master’s institutions, six from community colleges, five from research institutions, four from baccalaureate institutions, and two from medical schools.

The F. Marian Bishop Charitable Trust Leadership Program is designed to prepare medical faculty, specifically family medicine physicians, for leadership positions at medical schools and academic health centers. The ACE/Lumina Fellows Program serves to increase the pool of highly qualified community college leaders.